Match Day Moments - Man United (h)

And so the moment is almost upon us, a chance to eek that little bit closer to the top two of Arsenal and Manchester City whilst also hammering another nail in the fading title hopes of Manchester United.

However, we shouldn`t take nothing for granted, despite being off of the pace in the Premier league, David Moyes side are on an impressive run, on the road in the Premier League, remaining unbeaten in seven fixtures.

Chelsea though, under Jose Mourinho, are flying. Five straight wins have emphasised our credentials as title contenders, but to keep the momentum going we need those three points on offer today.

As usual we`re inviting you to participate in our regular Match Day Moments feature by asking for your comments on the starting eleven selected by Jose Mourinho, the tactics / formation to be deployed by the boss and, most importantly, the action as it unfolds at a capacity Stamford Bridge.

Fingers crossed all`s well that ends well.

Up the Chels!

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First! Hope Eden shines and shows us some magic reminding us we got our own CR7 in the making. I wonder if Jose will do any rotation like Schurrle or Mata. I doubt Mata but I got a feeling Schurrle will start for some reason.

Personally i dont see this game as easy as yo people are implying , i believe we are going to win but this is united , even when we win them they make us work hard for it and i dont think today will be any different , also i hope we dont under rate these guys , my only worry

@Don Capon, i agree with you. It's never an easy game against united but then again the pressure is on them to perform better. I will expect them to be very organised at the back and midfield too. We should go for the kill, take all our chances as they come. Common Chelsea!

One thing is for sure, ManU will try to disrupt our rhythm as much as possible and hang in there for as long as they can. If they score an early it will be to their peril, so I think. Let's face it, United is weaker right now and at this stage of the season any smell of weakness we have to take advantage of. This match I will say, its ours to loose!

I still believe that Rooney will ,ale a sensational recovery to start this game. Moyes wants to Rooney to score the winning goal as a sort of ( See what you want but can't have thing). Rubbing Mou's nose in it. However with Rooney not starting we have Chicarito to contend it and I don't have to remi anyone here that the lad as scored more goals than Rooney against us in recent times. Welbeck I believed can be handled by either John or Cahill. It is the movement of The little Pea that I fear will do us in. @ Pavel, I don't see either Schrulle or Mata starting this game ahead or either Hazard or Willian . Oscar is definitely starting though

Confirmed.... my ideal line up there with the exception of Etoo. Seriously I don't know why he is starting ahead of Torres here. This is the type of game Torres lives for. Make or mar him, he is a better goal scoring threat than Etoo. Three points today lads. Let's go for it. Excellent choice of Dave at LB though. He can cope better with Valencia than Cole

Chelsea v Man Utd (1600 GMT)
Jose Mourinho says his wide players Eden Hazard and Willian are 'enjoying' their play at the moment and bring balance to the side. He also praises David Luiz for his disciplined play in midfield.
"Football is about balance" says the Special One. When asked about his plans to stop Adnan Januzaj he just says "When ewe have the ball, they don't' have the ball." Simple really.

Manchester United manager David Moyes, speaking to Sky Sports: "We were a bit short after Christmas, getting Phil Jones and Ashley Young back is important for us.
"We come here to try and win it. We have picked a team we think can win it."

Come on lads! Give us your best and beat manufe today please!! I see a lot of overconfidence in here, we should never underestimate United, even if they are not on top form... They are still a very good team. I hope we get to see Matic on the second half.. Very bold selection from Jose to play Iva and David Luiz..

Starting ivanovic was or is an unnecessary. I hope it wont cost us today. The back 4 of azip, cahill, terry, cole has played very well the last few games. Why change it? Well iva is so far coping and playing well. Its always a big game .... this chelsea vs manutd

How many goals left does our strikers have to score this season to win it hun?? Thought it was strange to choose eto ahead to torres but once again mourinho showed he knows what he's watching out for in our strikers. Great game by Eto'o

We've been fortunate with our goals but our play has been sloppy..willian and oscar needs to get more involved in the game,it seems hazard and eto are the only frontmen makin things happen..luiz also needs to be very careful or should be subbed before he lands us in trouble

A very solid performance in this first half. I too was wondering if it was the right move to start eto ahead of torres. Luiz got me worried the last 5 minutes of the half. Hope he doesnt get himself a 2nd yellow cos we got the security of a 2goal lead and alots of quality options on the bench.

Mourinho's winning machinery in full force now. He is showing he understands his team better than any oneelse. He made 3 big balls today.... Eto, luiz & iva ahead of torres, mikel and cole. And they ve all proved effective. Especially eto.

Good victory and 3points in the bag. But damnnn the match was too controlled by mou. I feel it could have been more enjoyable. Plus at this point it is safe to say its gonna be a 3horse race for the title for the very first time and I really see chelsea nicking this one. KTBFFH. Kisses

Mourinho - 100 wins in 142 games; red nose - 100 in 162. Moyes achieved his in 248 games! Wenger? Not close. Now don't we all know he's truly the Special One? Chosen One who? Better to be special than wrongly chosen. LOL

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